Families of the Periodic table

Front

What is the name of the elements in Groups 3-12?

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Transition Metals

Front

What is the name of the elements in Group 18?

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Noble Gases

Front

What do elements in an elemental family have in common?

Back

Similar chemical properties.

Front

What is each vertical column on the periodic table called?

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Group

Front

Which metal family is the MOST reactive?

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Alkali Metals

Front

What are the elements in Group 1 known as?

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Alkali Metals

Front

What are the elements in Group 2 known as?

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Alkaline Earth Metals

Front

What is the general trend of reactivity in the alkali metals as you move down the group?

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Reactivity increases down the group.

Front

What are the characteristics of Noble Gases?

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They are colorless, odorless, and inert under standard conditions.

Front

What is the significance of the periodic table's groups?

Back

Elements in the same group have similar chemical properties.